Agenda

To elect the Chairman of the Council for the year 2019/20.

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive any questions relating to items on the agenda from members of the public and replies thereto.

Members to consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 24 April 2019.

The Council is reminded that only those Members present at the previous meeting should vote and, in doing so, should be influenced only by seeking to ensure that the minutes are an accurate record.

To elect the Vice Chairman of the Council for the year 2019/20.

To elect the Leader of the Council for a period of 4 years.

To elect the Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee for 2019/20.

Allocation to follow.

It is recommended:

(a)     that the Council approve the allocation of seats on Committees and other Council Bodies as shown on the schedule;

(b)     that Members be appointed to Committees in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats  in (a) above;

(c)     that Members also be appointed to Working Groups and other Internal Bodies in accordance with the names notified  to the  Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats in (a) above;

(d)     that the Chief Executive be authorised to make changes to membership of Committees, Working Groups and other Internal Bodies as may be notified to him from time to time by the relevant Political Group to which those seats have been allocated by the Council;

To consider the list of appointments to outside bodies and seek representatives to the positions available.

To agree the existing scheme of delegations as set out in Part 3 of the Constitution. (The Scheme of Delegation sets out the levels of decision making within the Council, outlining those to be made by Council, the Cabinet, individual Cabinet Members, those Committees with regulatory functions and officers).

To approve the programme of ordinary meetings of the Council for the year 2019/20:

24 July 2019

11 September 2019

6 November 2019

8 January 2020

26 February 2020

29 April 2020